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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1904
Page
2
World Congress Proceeds Amid Panama Talks and Fires
The senate and house reported on the Baltimore fire and Panama canal treaty debates. Legislation funded the Portland exposition and relief for Baltimore sufferers while loans for St. Louis and Washington geological work advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Senate
Hopkins
Clay
Portland
Ore
House
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Connell
Washington
Geological Survey
Naval Affairs Committee
Naval restraint ordered as Evans heads to Port Arthur
U S commanders ordered to observe strict neutrality in potential eastern war. Admiral Evans ordered toward Port Arthur if American ships face no objections. Other items note a Chicago judge ruling illegal automobile licensing and various crime and political developments across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
East
Admiral Evans
Port Arthur
Ball
Appellate Court
Chicago
Reyes
Paris
Panama Canal Company
Republic of Panama
Blydenburg
Eldora
G. Campbell Morgan
London
Second Presbyterian Church
Mr. Soden
Clinton
Union
Ark
M.L. Lockwood
Kansas
James Henning
David S. Rose
Milwaukee
American Bowling Association
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buffalo
New York
Baltimore
Hay
England
Germany
France
Yates
Illinois
Waterloo
Millerstown
Steubenville
Brooklyn
N. Y
Citizens’ National Bank
McGruder
Tex
Panama
Notable Deaths of 19th Century Figures Across Industries
Henry W. Oliver of Pittsburg the steel master and politician died at 64. Erastus Wiman, once a promoter, died poor on Staten Island aged 70. Philip Keifer a wealthy retiree died in Dayton at 102. Des Moines hosts the Iowa Democratic convention for delegates to the national meeting on May 4. John A. Roche Chicago mayor 1887 1889 died suddenly of heart disease aged 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Oliver
Pittsburg
Erastus Wiman
Staten Island
N. Y
Philip Keifer
Dayton
Iowa
Des Moines
John A. Roche
Chicago
Japanese Drive Forces Land Troops in Corea and Seize Ports
Reports describe sixty Japanese transports landing troops along Corea's southern and western coasts aiming to seize Seoul while the main fleet moves toward Port Arthur. Japan claims Corea's independence and integrity as a key issue, with attacks on Russian ships at Masampo and the ongoing bombardment and battles around Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Corea
Seoul
Venezuela
Republic of Panama
Caucasus
Europe
Balkans
Port Arthur
Masampho
New York
San Domingo
United States
Austrian Peace Society
Roosevelt
Chinandiga Vieja
Nicaragua
Sand Point
Ont
Czar
Tokio
Many Fronts Stir in War News and Domestic Reports
The day’s dispatches cover Hay’s plan to limit hostilities, funerals and deaths of notable figures including Rev Clinton Locke and Judge Lyman Brewster, and reports of Japanese advances at Port Arthur. British and Berlin sources note Japan’s potential capture of Port Arthur, with ongoing fighting near the Yalu. Also noted are bowling, political moves, and financial dealings amid global tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Clinton Locke
Grace
Pleiades
Port Arthur
Alexieff
Chemulpo
Dove Bay
Pigeon Bay
Takeu Weu
Yalu River
Japan
United States
Lyman Denison Brewster
Danbury
Conn
Joseph Chamberlain
Methodist Episcopal
Corea
Cleveland
Martin Kern
St. Louis
Hanna
Chicago
Stepanoff
Berlin
Russia
Kiel Canal
Far East
London
Speyer & Co
New York
Internal Revenue
Varing
Tokio
Washington
Pritchard
Lorenz
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Maryland
China
Cannon
House
Senate
Lilioukalani
Hawaii
Mark Graves for Chief Wapello and Gen Street at Agency City
Special correspondence notes residents of Agency City petitioning the legislature. Senator Harper will introduce a bill to fund a small sum to mark the graves of Chief Wapello and General Street, who lie side by side near the Burlington railroad. Wapello’s grave is the only known marked burial of a prominent Sauk chief in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agency City
Harper
Wapello
Gen. Street
Burlington
Blackhawk
Keokuk
Street
Montague
Mass
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Dean
Hattie Brigham
Address Burn Co
N. Y
New Plan Aims Millage Tax Support for State Colleges
Special correspondence reports the State Agricultural College pushing for funds to be raised by a millage Tax three-tenths of a mill to cover running expenses. The plan would replace biennial legislative appropriations and reduce the general levy accordingly with no net tax increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural College
The Bread Makers Form State Association
Bread makers in Des Moines formed a business association and elected Henry Metz of Sioux City as president. They seek a state law requiring a standard one pound loaf with no variation and may ask for a state board to test bakers for competency to ensure sanitary bread making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Henry Metz
Sioux City
Pioneer Lawmakers Rally Dates Set for Des Moines Visit
The pioneer lawmakers of the state will meet in Des Moines March 9 and 10. The March session will feature Hon. Joseph R. Reed of the United States board of claims. February dates were moved due to Reed's schedule and better weather in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Joseph R. Reed
United States Board of Claims
First Woman to Earn Bachelor’s Degree at State University of Iowa
Mrs. Nettie Hart Emery of a farm near Iowa City is noted as the first woman to receive a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the State University of Iowa. She earned the A B in 1863 and the A M in 1865, married classmate Rush Emery who became professor of chemistry, and she hopes for legislative support for the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Hart Emery
Iowa City
United States
State University of Iowa
Rush Emery
Carrolls North Side School Adds New Wing At $60 000
A new addition to Carrolls north side school is completed and equipped for business. The cost of the new section is about $16 500, bringing the total building cost to $60 000. The structure runs 154 feet in length and is described as one of the finest public school buildings in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Carroll County Hospital Fair Raises Mercy Fund Over Five Thousand
Carroll residents donated generously to the hospital fair and the Mercy hospital fund will exceed $5,000 though the exact total is not yet fixed. Upon completion the building is projected at $60,000 while a Davenport petition seeks Congress to create a federal court division for the southern district of Iowa in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll
Mercy Hospital Fund
Davenport
Congress
Federal Court For
Southern District of
Iowa
Music of the Spheres Daughter’s heavenly voice praised
In a light exchange Mrs Gusher asks if her daughter has a heavenly voice while the other guest responds that the voice is unearthly as described by a Woman's Home Companion style line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music of the Spheres
Mrs. Gusher
R. Weereigh
Salzer Seeds Promise High Yields for 1904
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses Salzer seeds with claims of top yields across multiple crops in 1903 including 300 bu per acre of New National Oats and 160 000 lbs of Teosinte fodder. Farmers are urged to send 10 cents for free seed samples from John A Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Farmer
Victoria
Cccccccvsne
Li Crosse
Wis
K. L
Cheap Excursions to the South
On March 1 and 15 the Kk. C. Southern B'y offers $10 round trips to Port Arthur Lake Charles Shreveport Texarkana Ft. Smith Mena De Queen and all intermediate points. Return limits are 21 days from sale with stopovers south of Kansas City on the outbound trip. For details contact G. Warner Kansas City Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. C. Southern B’y
Port Arthur
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Texarisana
Ft. Smith
Mena
de Queen
Kansas City
G. Warner
Witty jab on intellect from a polysyllabic utterance
A quotation notes that lengthy speech cannot hide a simple mind. It attributes the idea to Puck and implies a critique of pretentious talk versus true intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
80 Bushel Macaroni Wheat Per Acre Promoted
U S Dept of Agriculture backed wheat seed boasts 80 bushels per acre on arid soils in Montana Idaho the Dakotas Colp and more. It promises 40 to 60 bushels on other lands and accompanies speltz Hanna Bailey Bromus Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass for cattle and hog fattening. Send 10 cents for sample seeds and catalog from John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept. of Agr
Mont Idaho
Dakotas
Colp
Speltz
Hanna Bailey
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Ashen the villain to the heroine in a cryptic note
A fragmented OCR line hints at a melodramatic clash between a villain and a heroine with unreadable names and garbled phrases. The readable bits suggest dramatic tension and a popular character entry, but precise identities are obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashen
Phe Alne Pa Hto
M N_O
Fimsee
Dagne Crat
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Bank of Dunn
N. C
Winsor T. White
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers
McLane
Taft
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippines
Charles F. Gould
Evening Bulletin
Evansville
Ind
Susquehanna River
Wilkesbarre
Paul Misik
Charles O’brien
Hartford
Equitable National Bank of
New York City
Jackson Boulevard
Illinois Telephone Company
James McDonald
Bedford
August W. Machen
Fort Dodge
Hulda Nelson
Harlan W. Whipple
American Automobile Association
John E. Butler
Superior
Charlies BE. Kruger
Greensburg
Harry Bierer
Syracuse
American Exchange National Bank
McAllister University
St. Paul
Boston
South Carolina
State Department of Commerce and Immigration
Great Northern
Pennock
Minn
Pommestic
Mark Graves
Wapelio
Agricultural College
Leigslature
Fine New School
Philadelphia Ledger
Dr. Skirvin
WIS. Drug CO
Infans
Bears
Pacific
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Tacoma
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
California
F. A. Miller
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